gas strut for bootlid...

grainqey · May 14th, 2009, 17:03

hiya, just wondering if anybody has a spare s60 boot lid strut as i managed to break one of the plastic loops on mine

thanks

Clan · May 14th, 2009, 18:45

what breaks these is the plastic stop buttons breaking and falling out , and overloading the ball joints there are 4 , 2 on each hinge .

grainqey · May 17th, 2009, 12:18

hiya clan, thanks for the reply.
it's actually the strut it's self thats broken, one of the two loops because i pulled the boot up in a hurry when i got angry and had forgotten to get stuff out of the boot to change my drop links and then i found i'd forgotten to put some tools in the boot i'd needed to do it- how annoying! lol

anyway if anybody has one knocking about then it'll save me going to volvo to find some obscene price!

Clan · May 17th, 2009, 12:49

Yes the struts break beacuse the stops are missing and the boot travel increases letting the strut ball joints take the full force of the boot lid . Bet your stops are missing :-)

grainqey · May 18th, 2009, 16:13

what do they look like clan?
i dont think they are missing as the boot made it half way up of gorilla pulling the boot lid up when it broke

thanks
alex

Clan · May 20th, 2009, 20:06

They are black discs about 10mm diameter and protrude about 3 mm , when the boot is fully open the hinge rests on themand hence limits the travel .

Penguinistics · May 20th, 2009, 20:48

They sell the full gas strut at Nordic Parts for your car. Look on the body section:

http://nordicpartsdirect.co.uk/volvo/

Price of ~£27 + vat is not as major a robbery as I might have expected.

pukka88 · Sep 25th, 2012, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clan

They are black discs about 10mm diameter and protrude about 3 mm , when the boot is fully open the hinge rests on themand hence limits the travel .

Hi Clan, are the discs made from plastic? I purchased some before and the hinge ended up breaking them as soon as I opened the boot! Do you have a photo of the discs you could post?

Clan · Sep 26th, 2012, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by pukka88

Hi Clan, are the discs made from plastic? I purchased some before and the hinge ended up breaking them as soon as I opened the boot! Do you have a photo of the discs you could post?

yes they are 4 black plastic buttons which press in and the hinge rests on them at the fully open position . I have no photo .
I would think the damping in your gas springs has gone if the boot shoots up and breaks the stop buttons ..

May 14th, 2009, 17:03	#1
grainqey Master Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2021 00:40 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rotherham	gas strut for bootlid... hiya, just wondering if anybody has a spare s60 boot lid strut as i managed to break one of the plastic loops on mine thanks

May 14th, 2009, 18:45	#2
Clan Experienced Member Last Online: Yesterday 15:07 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: L/H side	what breaks these is the plastic stop buttons breaking and falling out , and overloading the ball joints there are 4 , 2 on each hinge . __________________ My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience .

May 17th, 2009, 12:49	#4
Clan Experienced Member Last Online: Yesterday 15:07 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: L/H side	Yes the struts break beacuse the stops are missing and the boot travel increases letting the strut ball joints take the full force of the boot lid . Bet your stops are missing :-) __________________ My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience .

May 20th, 2009, 20:06	#6
Clan Experienced Member Last Online: Yesterday 15:07 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: L/H side	They are black discs about 10mm diameter and protrude about 3 mm , when the boot is fully open the hinge rests on themand hence limits the travel . __________________ My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience .

May 17th, 2009, 12:18	#3
grainqey Master Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2021 00:40 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rotherham	hiya clan, thanks for the reply. it's actually the strut it's self thats broken, one of the two loops because i pulled the boot up in a hurry when i got angry and had forgotten to get stuff out of the boot to change my drop links and then i found i'd forgotten to put some tools in the boot i'd needed to do it- how annoying! lol anyway if anybody has one knocking about then it'll save me going to volvo to find some obscene price!

May 18th, 2009, 16:13	#5
grainqey Master Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2021 00:40 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rotherham	what do they look like clan? i dont think they are missing as the boot made it half way up of gorilla pulling the boot lid up when it broke thanks alex

May 20th, 2009, 20:48	#7
Penguinistics VOC Member Last Online: Nov 20th, 2021 22:30 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston	They sell the full gas strut at Nordic Parts for your car. Look on the body section: http://nordicpartsdirect.co.uk/volvo/ Price of ~£27 + vat is not as major a robbery as I might have expected.

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